page_title: William F. Brantley
hierarchical_section_title: William F. Brantley
caption_attribution_description: Portrait of William Felix Brantley by George Bridgman, 1898, The Old Capitol Museum, 3rd floor, Senate gallery, East Wall, Mississippi Department of Archives and History
context_page_description: William Felix Brantley was an American lawyer and soldier. He served as a Confederate general in the American Civil War, mainly serving in the Western Theater during the conflict.
  He was ambushed and murdered in central Mississippi in November 1870, reportedly as part of a family feud. His older brother, Dr. John Ransom Brantley, was killed in 1859 in Gonzales, Texas. Their younger brother Arnold Brantley was killed in Greensboro, Mississippi in August 1870; his attackers escaped.
context_section_description: William Felix Brantley (March 12, 1830 – November 2, 1870) was an American lawyer and soldier. He served as a Confederate general in the American Civil War, mainly serving in the Western Theater during the conflict. 
  He was ambushed and murdered in central Mississippi in November 1870, reportedly as part of a family feud. His older brother, Dr. John Ransom Brantley, was killed in 1859 in Gonzales, Texas. Their younger brother Arnold Brantley was killed in Greensboro, Mississippi in August 1870; his attackers escaped.
caption: Portrait of William F. Brantley by George Brant Bridgman
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